Barba had made it to the top 16 on her season of "American Idol" before being eliminated. She had become a contentious figure on the show when controversial photos of her were discovered and shared on the internet, including some pictures of her in a wet T-shirt near the World War II Memorial in Washington, which sparked outrage at the time, according to USA Today.

“The pictures that were released of me - the ones that are of me - they are very personal and that is not how I intended to portray myself nor do I intend to portray myself that way in the future," she said at the time, AOL reported.

This is not her first brush with the law. Barba had also been arrested in 2011 for allegedly shoplifting from an Urban Outfitters in Manhattan.

She later appeared on the reality show "Fear Factor" in 2012 and in a Jimmy Kimmel parody of "We Are The World" in 2018.

Barba is scheduled to appear before a court on October 15, according to PEOPLE. She is being held without bond, reports AOL.

Police have not offered any further details on the arrest.

[Photo: Norfolk Sheriff's Office]

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